Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Saudisat 1C (Oscar 50, SO 50) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Saudi Arabia |
Operator/Owner |
Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Research |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Intermediate |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
603 |
Apogee (km) |
702 |
Eccentricity |
0.00704877180491278 |
Inclination (degrees) |
64.6 |
Period (minutes) |
97.8 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
10 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
20-12-2002 |
Expected Lifetime |
|
Contractor |
Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology |
Country of Contractor |
Saudi Arabia |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr |
COSPAR Number |
2002-058C |
NORAD Number |
27607 |
Comments |
Microsatellite; carries several experiments, available to amateurs as power permits. |